Shipwrecked In South Carolina: No Ifs

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

No Ifs

There are no ifs in God's heart.
God's love for us does not depend on what we do or say, on our looks or intelligence, on our success or popularity.
God's love for us existed before we were born and will exist after we have died.
God's love is from eternity to eternity and is not bound to any time-related events or circumstances.

-- Henri Nouwen

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My Ditty Bag

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One day at a time.

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We cannot direct the wind but we can adjust our sails.

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We surrender to win;
we give away to keep;
we suffer to get well;
we die to live.

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Know God;
Know Peace
No God;
No Peace

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Learn to listen;
Listen to learn.

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Rule #62:
Do not take my life or myself too damn seriously.

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Resentment is like acid, eating away at the vessel it is stored in.

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Serenity is not the absensce of conflict, but the abiltiy to cope with it.

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Pray is neither black magic or is it a form of demand note.
Prayer is a relationship.

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Lord, take me where you want me to go;
let me meet who you want me to meet;
tell me what you want me to say
and keep me out of your way.

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The problems in my life are not the situations and conditions that I encounter.
It is how I either respond or react to those situations and conditions that transforms them into problems for me.

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